MOVES2014 Overview for
    Experienced MOVES Users
United States
Environmental Proloclion
Agency

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            MOVES2014 Overview for
            Experienced MOVES Users
                   Assessment and Standards Division
                   Office of Transportation and Air Quality
                   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
United States
Environm«nl.»l ProlecliQn
Agency
EPA-420-B-14-059
July 2014

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Introduction
The purpose of this guide is to provide experienced MOVES users with a brief overview of
the major functional changes included  in MOVES2014.

Can I still run MOVES2010b if I've  downloaded MOVES2014?
Yes. However, some users must download a patch that modifies MOVES2010b to
communicate with the new version of MySQL. EPA has provided a patch that can be
downloaded through the MOVES installation suite. If you skipped over this step, you may
return at any time to the installation suite to install the patch. After the patch is installed,
both MOVES2010b and MOVES2014 may be run from the same computer.

How do I  convert MOVES2010b databases into MOVES2014
format?
EPA has provided a database converter for both  project and county scale databases. The
converter can be accessed from the Tools menu  of the GUI. Users are cautioned that
because the fuels database has been updated, fuels tables  that have been converted may
not reflect the most recent fuel information. Additionally, the monthVMTfraction table may
need to be re-imported if a leap-year is being modeled. EPA has removed leap years from
MOVES, and consequently, monthVMTfractions for leap years will be deleted during
database conversion.

What changes have been made to  the MOVES GUI?
EPA has added several enhancements that will improve how you can develop Runspecs
through the MOVES GUI.

Password Prompt

The first obvious GUI change is when MOVES is first opened. MOVES2014 now requires a
password. This is in response to user feedback indicating many IT departments require a
password  protected interface between  software programs and MySQL. The default user
name is "moves" and the default password is "moves" (lowercase, no quotes). These may
be changed at any time  by the user.

Non-Road

MOVES2014 includes the option to model either  onroad or nonroad  emissions. Under the
Scale panel of the  GUI, users can  select either the "Onroad" or "Nonroad" model. The
NONROAD2008  model has been incorporated into the framework of MOVES2014. It will
produce the same  emissions estimates as NONROAD2008 assuming no inputs are changed
by the user.

Ethanol

In the On  Road Vehicle and Equipment panel, users now  have the option to choose Ethanol
(E-85) as  a fuel type. Users should select ethanol, along  with gasoline, diesel, and CNG for
most modeling scenarios. MOVES  assumes that the default fleet uses all of these fuels;
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   omitting one may result in emissions being calculated for on a only sub-set of the complete
   vehicle fleet.

   Ramp Option

   In the Road Type panel, users now have the option of separating ramp emissions from
   highway (restricted road) emissions.  By selecting the box "Provide separate ramp output",
   emissions will be produced for seven  road types (assuming  all road types were selected):

   Road type 1 - Off-network

   Road type 3 - Rural Unrestricted

   Road type 5 - Urban Unrestricted

   Road type 6 - Rural Restricted without Ramps

   Road type 7 - Urban Restricted without Ramps

   Road type 8 - Rural Restricted only Ramps

   Road type 9 - Urban Restricted only Ramps

   This selection is completely optional,  and will not affect the  emissions calculations and the
   total emissions inventory.

   Auto-chaining

   A button has been added to the pollutant and processes panel to automatically select the
   prerequisite pollutants for a given selection. For instance, selecting "Primary Exhaust PM2.5
   - Total" will prompt the user to also select "Composite - NonECPM" and "Elemental
   Carbon". Clicking the button "Select Prerequisites" will automatically select those pollutants.

   Regulatory Class Output Option

   In the output emissions detail panel,  users now have the option to output by "Regulatory
   Class". This can be  selected instead of, or along with, source type output.  Selecting this
   option will not affect the total inventory, but will provide a breakdown of emissions by
   regulatory class.
   What changes  have been made to  MOVES inputs?
   EPA has made several improvements and added flexibility to how users can provide local
   data to the model. The following are new or improved input options.

   Hotelling Importer

   In the county and project data manager, users will now have the option of providing local
   truck hotelling activity. Hotelling is specific to activity performed by long haul combination

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trucks (source type 62). The Hotelling importer has two panels; both are optional. The first,
"hotellingActivityDistribution" allows users to specify the fraction of long haul combination
trucks (by model year) that are in extended idle mode, Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) mode, or
engine-off mode during the modeling period. National default data are available and will be
used if no table is imported.

The second panel  allows users to define "hotellingHours" directly to the model. In
MOVES2014, the number of truck idle hours are based on a national allocation to the
county-scale. The amount of idling occurring in a given county  is based on long haul
combination truck VMT on rural restricted roadways. Consequently, a county with no rural
highway VMT for long  haul combination trucks with have no hotelling  hours. If local data are
available, the importer can be used to provide these values to the model.

Starts Importer

MOVES2014 offers the option to import local vehicle start information. Depending on the
data available, users can use one or more of the following panels:

startsPerDay - defines the number of starts per day

startsHourFraction - specifies the distribution of starts throughout the day

startsSourceTypeFraction - allocates starts to different source types

startsMonthAdjust - adjusts start activity by month

importStartsOpModeDistribution - defines vehicles soak times

starts - allows users to provide the complete starts table (by source type, dayid, modelyear,
monthid)

The starts importer is  optional. If no data are provided, MOVES will calculate starts based on
the user defined source type population input.

Fuel RegionID

A new analysis of nationwide fuel use prompted a change in how fuels are defined at the
county-level in the default database. Instead of each county having a unique fuel supply,
the default fuel supply is divided into fuel regions. The obvious impact of this change is that
the fuel supply table now has a column for fuelregionID rather  than countyid. Using the
MOVES2010b to MOVES2014 converter will automatically add the appropriate fuel region ID
to the fuel supply table.

Fuel Usage Importer

MOVES2014 allows users to model ethanol  (E-85) in the fleet. The new fuelusage table
specifies the fraction of E-85-capable vehicles using E-85 vs. conventional gasoline. Default
information is available, but this input is required for running MOVES.
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   Fuel Wizard

   The Fuel Wizard is a tool available in the fuels tab of the county and project data manager
   where fuel properties can be modified  in a manner consistent with refinery modeling. For
   instance, changing a given fuel's RVP should affect other properties of that fuel. The Fuel
   Wizard will correctly modify the other fuel formulation properties based  on the change made
   to RVP.

   VMT Changes

   EPA has removed leap years from the  model. The monthVMTfraction table now has no
   column for ISIeapyear.

   Additionally, when populating the HPMSvtypeyear table, users should be aware that EPA has
   combined HPMS class 20 and 30 into a new  25 class. The Federal Highway Administration
   changed their definitions of 20 and 30 classes from "passenger cars" and "other 2-axle 4-
   tire trucks" to "short wheelbase" and "long wheel base." There is mapping of wheel base
   length to EPA's regulatory classes, so, EPA has combined 20 and 30 classes into the new 25
   class to represent light-duty vehicles under  10,000 Ibs. Users should not import an
   HPMSVTypeyear table with the old 20  and 30 classes into MOVES2014.
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